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"Haha..." Kyle laughed dryly, "But Professor McGonagall and the last paragraph of the announcement are obviously poking fun at Hogwarts, so you don't care?"
"No, you are wrong." Professor McGonagall shook her head, "Hogwarts is just a school. When students graduate, they will go to work in different places, including the Ministry of Magic.
"So in my opinion, not only is there nothing wrong with this decision, it is actually the best decision in recent years."
This……
Kyle was a little speechless, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be true.
The reason why Fudge did this was undoubtedly to tie himself to his side and recruit more outstanding students to increase his prestige.
If Dumbledore really wanted to be a minister, this decision would naturally not be beneficial to him, but if it were just from the perspective of the headmaster, that would be another matter.
Just like Professor McGonagall said, students can find good jobs before graduation. It's too late for them to be happy, so how can they object?
"Do you have anything else to do?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Nothing."
"In that case, go back quickly." She said with a smile, "I think your friends should have got the news and are waiting to celebrate for you."
Kyle sighed and left the office.
Things were just as Professor McGonagall thought.
When he returned to the foyer again, a large group of people had been waiting here for a long time, and they immediately gathered around Kyle after seeing him.
"Haha, Senior Assistant Minister, that's great..." Fred patted Kyle's shoulder suddenly.
"That idiot Percy graduated so long ago, and he just became an assistant to the minister..."
"And I only got to this position by betraying my family..."
George said, "Some time ago, he was slandering Dumbledore a lot. He also said that our support of Dumbledore was affecting his promotion, and he had a big fight with his parents over this."
"Mom was sad about this for several days..."
"If he knew that you had become his boss before you graduated, he would be so jealous that he would go crazy."
"Don't say that." Kyle shook his head, "It's just an internship. Maybe I will be dismissed tomorrow."
"Impossible." Tonks came over from a short distance away, "That's just because you haven't graduated yet. Just like me, if you graduate, you can naturally become a formal senior assistant minister."
Kyle rubbed his forehead, yes, another bad news...
"You and Umbridge are both 'senior', so who has a higher position?" Fred asked curiously.
"There's no comparison," Tonks said, "Umbridge is the Deputy Minister, and the only one with a higher position than him is the Minister.
"But Kyle is not bad either. Senior assistant ministers have been able to participate in some important decisions in the ministry, and can even make some less important personnel adjustments when the minister is busy."
She looked at Kyle with burning eyes, "How about transferring me back to the Auror office? You have this power now..."
Kyle just pretended not to hear and ignored her.
This made Tonks so angry that her hair turned red. She even said viciously that she would cause trouble for Kyle in the next class, which caused a burst of laughter from around her.
Kyle narrowed his eyes and looked at Fred and George, who were smiling the most.
He remembered that Mrs. Weasley had always wanted them to work in the Ministry of Magic. We were all brothers. Now that he was capable, there was no reason not to take care of them.
Kyle decided to write to Mrs. Weasley when he got back to discuss letting them work in the Ministry of Magic.
He already had a position figured out, and was in the Department for the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts like Mr. Weasley.
As a senior assistant minister, it is too easy to recruit two people.
And Cedric... He also smiles happily, so come in too. Mr. Diggory should be very willing to work with his son.
Inexplicably, Fred and George felt cold all over, but they didn't pay much attention to it. They just thought it was the cold wind blowing in from outside and continued to laugh.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the foyer.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron also saw the announcement.
Ron looked at Kyle who was surrounded by everyone, curled his lips and said: "That's not fair, when it comes to providing clues... Harry, your contribution is much greater than Kyle's, isn't it.
You have been insisting on the news of You-Know-Who's comeback, why did the Ministry of Magic only give him a reward. "
"Don't say that." Harry shook his head, "Kyle really saved me, and he deserves a reward from the Ministry of Magic."
Ron didn't seem to listen and muttered under his breath: "Another Percy... Only a fool like him would want to work in the Ministry of Magic."
"The monthly salary of a senior assistant minister is one hundred and fifty galleons." At this time, Hermione said suddenly.
"How much?" Ron's eyes immediately widened.
"One hundred and fifty galleons, about the same as the deputy director." Hermione opened the newspaper in her hand, "This is today's Daily Prophet, which has more detailed content."
Ron grabbed the newspaper, and then his expression became bright.
He couldn't imagine how happy he would be if he could get a monthly salary of one hundred and fifty galleons.
"Harry, do you think it's still too late for us to write to the Ministry of Magic?"
"I'm afraid it's too late." Harry shrugged. He still had a lot of Galleons in his vault, but he didn't care much about the salary from the Ministry of Magic.
"But you can give it a try. Maybe you have a chance. Didn't the announcement say that they welcome every student?"
"Let's forget it." After struggling for a moment, Ron shook his head and said, "I don't want to work with Percy, otherwise I will go crazy, and the Ministry of Magic has slandered you before, and I dare say the school has also slandered you. Few people want to join them..."
After saying that, he was about to return the newspaper to Hermione, but when he turned around, he found that Hermione was staring at the announcement intently.
"Wait a minute." Ron said in surprise: "Hermione, do you want to sign up..."
"Yes, I want to work at the Ministry of Magic." Hermione said firmly.
"Why?" Ron didn't understand. "Not long ago, the Ministry of Magic thought we were lunatics and refused to admit that the mysterious man was resurrected. How could you stand on their side!"
"That's in the past, isn't it?" said Hermione. "At least we're on the same side now."
"What about Umbridge," said Ron, "she's also from the Ministry of Magic."
"One Umbridge cannot represent the Ministry of Magic. Mr. Weasley and Tonks also work in the Ministry of Magic, but they are very good." Hermione said, "And there are many things in the wizarding world that are unreasonable now. For example, the attitude of wizards towards house elves...Only entering the Ministry of Magic can change all this."
"House elf?" Ron couldn't help interrupting her, "I thought you had given up on the plan to save the elf!"
"It's the House Elf Rights Promotion Association." Hermione corrected: "And I just put it on hold for the time being, I didn't give up."
"You know that's impossible," said Ron. "House elves like to work."
"But that doesn't mean they like to be shouted around roughly, like house elves in the kitchen. A simple thank you can keep them happy for days."
Hermione continued: "Kyle is right, I am going in the wrong direction, and I should call on everyone to treat house elves kindly, just like Harry did to Dobby.
"But it's also difficult. People don't listen to a student. You only have a chance if you go to the Ministry of Magic."
"I support you." Harry said with a smile: "You are the first in your grade. There is no reason for the Ministry of Magic to turn you away. Maybe you can become a senior assistant minister like Kyle."
"Thank you," Hermione said, "but I'd rather work in the Legal Enforcement Division."
"I want to be an Auror," Harry said, "but my grades may not be that easy to pass."
Ron looked at his two friends and blinked in confusion. He didn't understand why Harry, who had been slandered by Fudge and Umbridge for so long, wanted to join the Ministry of Magic now.
He felt as if he was the only outsider.
"Okay." He shrugged, "Since you all said so, I'll join in."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 673 Trip to the Ministry of Magic
With the encouragement of the Ministry of Magic (and perhaps Dumbledore), the news that Kyle became Senior Assistant to the Minister spread like wildfire in the wizarding world, which also caused him to receive many letters from all over the world.
Among them were people he knew, such as McPhail, who liked to join in the fun. He sent a set of high-end robes with the letter, saying it was a gift.
"You cannot attend those important occasions wearing your school uniform," he said in the letter.
But Kyle felt that McPhail was more gloating, without evidence, just a hunch.
In addition, most of the senders' names were unfamiliar to Kyle, but judging from the contents of the letters, most of them were personnel from the Ministry of Magic.
"Oh, Cuthbert Mockridge." Cedric pointed to one of the letters and said, "My dad mentioned to me that he was the director of the Goblin Liaison Office.
"There is also Gilbert Whymper, who is from the Experimental Spells Committee. We met him before when we were traveling in France."
Cedric rummaged through the pile of letters looking for a familiar name.
After flipping for a while, his hand suddenly stopped.
"Hufflepuff common room, second armchair from left, by Cedric Diggory."
"Letter to me?" Cedric was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that there must be too many owls delivering the letter just now, and he got mixed into Kyle's pile of letters without paying attention.
But after seeing the name of the sender, Cedric didn't think too much and opened the envelope directly.
"Who sent it?" Kyle asked.
"Oh, it's my dad." Cedric said, "He probably wants to ask..."
Cedric's voice became quieter and his expression became more and more confused.
“Strange, my dad said he would send me some books about magical beasts tomorrow and said he was looking forward to working with me.
Cedric muttered: "Does he also want to work in a joke shop? That shouldn't be the case. Let's not talk about whether Fred and George would agree. This has nothing to do with magical beasts."
"Maybe you are going to work in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures." Kyle said casually: "It would be good to read more related books now."
"No." Cedric shook his head, "I have told him before that I want to go to the joke shop to help, and he agreed...wait."
Cedric suddenly thought of Kyle, "Maybe it has something to do with you."
"Ah, that's right." Kyle opened the letter and said, "I wrote a letter to Mr. Diggory at noon and asked him if he wanted to work with you.
You know, my current status can help somewhat, and your grades are also excellent, so it's not difficult.
"It seems that Mr. Diggory must have agreed."
Cedric's eyes twitched, "But I have promised Fred and George that I will help them run the joke shop together."
"Don't worry about this, they will be with you... Oh, I found it."
Kyle waved an envelope in front of Cedric's face and noticed it was from Mrs. Weasley.
After Kyle opened it, he looked curiously.